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tiplied together give just 2J square miles. Almost the same limits 

 may be determined from the sites or the existing ruins, which are also 

 the chief find-spots of the old coins with which Kanoj abounds. Accord- 

 ing to the dealers, the old coins are found at Bala Pir and Rang 

 Mahal, inside the Fort ; at Mahhdum Jahdniya, to the south-east of 

 the Fort ; at Maharandnagar on the high road ; and intermediately 

 at the small villages of Singh Bhawdni and Kutlupw. The only other 

 productive site is said to be Rdjgir, an ancient mound covered with 

 brick ruins on the bank of Ghota Ganga, three miles to the south-east 

 of Kanoj. Taking all these evidences into consideration, it appears to 

 me almost certain that the ancient city of Hwen Thsang's time must 

 have extended from Hdji Plurmdyan and the Kshem Kali Burj, on 

 the bank of the Granges (now the Ghota Ganga), in a south-west direc- 

 tion, to Maharandnagar, on the Grand Trunk Road, a length of just 

 three miles, with a general breadth of about one mile or somewhat 

 less. Within these limits are found all the ruins that still exist to 

 point out the position of the once famous city of Kanoj. 



259. The only remains of any interest are, 1st, the ruins of the 

 old palace, now called the Rang Mahal ; 2nd, the Hindu pillars of the 

 Jama Masjid ; 3rd, the Hindu pillars of the Masjid of Mahhdum 

 Jdhaniya ; and 4th, the Hindu statues in the village of Singh Bha- 

 wdni, The other remains are simple mounds of all sizes, covered with 

 broken bricks, traces of brick walls, and broken figures. These are 

 found in several places inside the citadel, but more particularly at the 

 temple of Ajoy Pal, a modern building on an ancient site. Outside 

 the citadel they are found chiefly about the shrine of Mahhdum 

 Jahdniya on the south-east, and about Mahrandnagar on the south- 

 west. 



260. The ruins of the Rang Mahal, which are situated in the south- 

 west angle of the citadel, consist of a strong brick wall faced with 

 blocks of hanhar, 240 feet in length, and 25 feet in height above the 

 sloping ruins, but more than 40 feet above the level of the bazar. 

 It is strengthened in front by four towers or buttresses, 14 feet broad 

 and 61 feet apart. The wall itself is 7 feet thick at top, and behind it, 

 at 10 feet distance, there is a second wall 5 feet thick, and at 9| feet 

 farther back a third wall 3| feet thick, and a fourth wall at 21 feet. 

 The distances between the walls most probably represent the width of 



